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I've never really got my head round RFCs, but 4180 is only informational, not a standard. I have used exactly your argument before though, and will again. Have

by muteh 12y ago

I've never really got my head round RFCs, but 4180 is only informational, not a standard. I have used exactly your argument before though, and will again. Have also been on the other side and needed to convert horribly inconsistent data to fit it.

userbinator 12y ago
It's not a standard but it should very well be one, in my opinion. Whenever someone has to process CSV I always point to it to make them aware of it, that a lot of subtle points like escaping have already been defined to be done in one way. There is no good reason to NOT follow RFC4180 if you want to produce/consume CSV.